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GARRIAGE BOW.

Patented May 2, 1882.

I Attorney UNITED STATES PATENT Onricn.

HENRY S. WING, OF ASHTABUDA, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO JENNIE A. \VING,

OF SAME PLACE.

CARRIAGE-BOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Imtters Patent No. 257,262, dated May 2,1882.

Application filed January 19, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY S. WING, of Ashtabula, in the county ofAshtabula and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Carriage-Bow Sockets and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in carriage-bow sockets, theobject of the same bein g to provide a strongand durable socket that canbe attached to any covered vehicle, and onethat is adapted by itspeculiar construction to receive and retain a covering of leather or anyother suitable material, and reinovabl y hold the same in position.

VViththese ends in view my invention consists, first, in a carriage-bowsocket made of spring metal bent in the form shown and provided withacovering of leather or any suitable material, of a wedge or blockadapted to be inserted between the adjacent edges of the socket and holdthe covering securely in posiform shown and provided with a covering ofleather or anysuitable material, of a wedge or block inserted betweenthe adjacent edges of the socket to hold the covering in position, andbuttons the shanks of which are adapted to pass through one side of thesocket-iron and hold the wedge in position.

My invention further consists in certain detailsin construction andcombinations of parts, as will be more fully explained and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation of myimprovement, with the leather coveringbroken away to show theconstruction of the socket. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of thesame, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged View of the wedge.

A represents the upright portion of a carriage -bow, provided at itslower end with any suitable slot-iron, A, for its attachment to the bodyof the vehicle, and at its upper end with a socket or opening forreception of one end of the curved bow B. The upright portion A is madeof sheet-steel, of any suitable length and width, bent in the form ofthe letter C,so that the two opposite edges, a a, will lie closetogether and form spring-jaws, for the purpose to be hereinafterdescribed.

One of the main features of my invention, as heretofore stated, is toprovide means for securely holding the leather or suitable covering, B,in position on the piece A. Heretofore these bow-sockets have beencovered by leathersewed thereon by hand; butthis method is tedious andexpensive, and the how when finished does not present a neat appearance.

The manner of securing the covering to my bow is as follows: The leatheror suitable covering material is first cut the desired width, and thenfolded or placed around the spring A, and the opposite edges thereofpassed between the opposite edges of the spring A. Atter it has beensmoothed down and stretched tight the wedge O is introduced between theedges to a and pressed home. As this wedge (J is moved inward it bearsagainst the turned edges of the leather covering 13 and draws it firmlyaround the spring or socket A and holds it securely in position. Thiswedge C, before referred to, can be made of wood, metal, or any desiredmaterial, andof any desired shape best suited for the purpose; but Iprefer to construct it of wood, as it answers all purposessatisfactorily, and of the shape shown in the drawings, as it is verywell adapted for the purpose in view. In this construction of wedge orkey the lower or inner edge thereof is made slightly smaller than thespace between the edges or a, so that it can be introduced into thespace without the necessity of separating the edges of the spring A forthe purpose. The sides of the Wedge 0 continue to incline outward untilthe point 0 is near the outer edge thereof, when they incline inward fora short distance. The wedge is provided with the facing of metal, stiffleather, or any suitable material, to prevent the wedge from enter ingtoo far into the socket.

By constructing the wedge as above described it is prevented fromworking loose, as the shoulders or projections 0 form a lockingbearingand efi'ectually preventthe wedge from moving in any direction.

D is a curtain or other suitable button, pro- "ided with a pointed orscrew-threaded shank, which latter is adapted to pass through the sideof the socket A opposite the inner end of the wedge O, and find a seatin the said wedge. This button,besides being seated in the wedge O andserving the ordinary functions of curtainbuttons, also assists inholding the wedge in position and prevents it from being removed untilthe buttons have been withdrawn.

I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact formof the springsocket A nor wedge O, as they are capable of beingconstructed in a number of dili'erent ways to accomplish the sameresult; butI consider myself at liberty to make such changes as comewithin the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Thecombination, with a spring-metal carriage-bow socket bent in anoval or any suitable form, with its side edges slightly separated, and aleather or any suitable covering the side edges of which are turned overthe adjacent side edges of the socket, of awedge or 'key adapted to beintroduced between the adjacent edges of the socket and hold thecovering in position.

2.- The combination, with a spring-metal carriage-bow socket bent in theform shown, and a leather or any suitable covering the side edges ofwhich are turned over the adjacent edges of the bow-socket, of a wedgeadapted to be introduced between the said adjacent edges of thespring-metal socket and hold the covering in position, andcurtain-buttons the shanks of which pass through one side of the socketand enter the wedge and hold the same e in position.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

HENRY S. WING.

Witnesses:

THADDEUS E. HoYT, J. F. MUNsELL.

